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Bee Club Meeting

February 27, 2024

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Upcoming Dickson Bee Club Meetings

  • February 27th Leonard Walker, DBC Member
    • Double Screen Techniques

  • March 26th – Kassandra Burnett, DBC Member AND Derrick Drew
    • Bee Venom Therapy for Lyme Disease Building a Bee Vacuum

  • April 23th – Sterling Earhart, DBC Member
    • Simple Do’s and Don’t’s of Spring Management

  • May 28th- Al Taylor
    • TBD

  • June 25th – So You Want To Be a Beekeeper! DBC Members Optional Meeting

  • July 23rd - Every Beekeeper Does Things Differently!! Panel Discussion, DBC Members

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Education Programs for Beginning Beeks

  • 2024 Kent Williams Bee School, Lake Barkley Beekeepers Association (Check Facebook or contact Chuck Collins at 270-519-4772)
    • April 18-20
    • No cost, lunch included and donations accepted
    • Wingo, KY
  • The Honey Exchange (https://thehoneyexchange.com)
    • 5 week Beginner Beekeeping Zoom course taught by master beekeeper
    • $145, including book
  • Williams Honey Farm (https://williamshoneyfarm.com)
    • Beginning Beekeeper School, March 23 & 24
    • $165, discounts for 4 or more
    • Sophomore Beekeeping Class, March 22
    • $70
    • 7011 River Road Pike, Nashville, TN 37209
  • Maple Bend Bee Supply (https://maplebendbees.com)
    • Beginning Beekeeping 16 Hour Bootcamp, March 16 & 17
    • $99
    • Milton, TN (10 minutes from Murfreesboro)

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DBC Resources for New Beekeepers

  • Info Sheet: Rudy Navarro

  • Mentor List update: Samantha Navarro

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2024 DBC Events

  • June 22: Family Picnic at Montgomery Bell State Park

  • August 17: World HoneyBee Day Festival at the Bibb Center

  • September 24: Honey Tasting Event at the Bibb Center (regularly scheduled meeting)

  • November: Beginning Beekeeper Class at the Bibb Center

  • December 10: Christmas Party at the Bibb Center (no meeting on Dec 24th!!)

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Monthly Club Updates

  • Treasurer’s Report: James Tiensvold
  • Club Hive Update: Rudy Navarro
  • Annual Membership Renewals & Name Tags: Sam Navarro

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Treasurer’s Report:�James Tiensvold

Treasurer’s

Report

  • Current Balance: $ 4040.02

  • Received $223.12 donation via Benevity Workplace Giving Platform (more to come later)

  • Will pay for 4 NUCs tonight, as approved in our last meeting

  • About 28 paid memberships

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Club Hive Updates: Rudy Navarro

  • Woodenware ready for new residents!

  • Look for opportunities to observe introduction of Nucs when they are delivered

  • Asking for approval to spend up to $200 on a package that will become our “learning” hive

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Membership Renewals & Name Tags: Samantha Navarro

  • Complete new registration form for accuracy
  • Sign up today or online
  • $20 Individual / $30 Family

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Membership Renewals

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March

The bees:

  • Beginning to lay brood, including drone brood to start reproductive cycle
  • Hive population increasing
  • Starvation still a risk during cold snaps

The beekeepers:

  • Start swarm prevention when dandelions bloom
  • Early mite treatments

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Leonard Walker

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